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Former Democratic Party lawmaker Roy Kwong told the Coroner's Court on Friday that he regretted not being allowed to speak to a protester before he fell to his death in 2019, saying he believed he would have been able to help if police had let him get involved. Kwong said…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the disruption to his team's preparations caused by fan protests was not to blame for his side's poor performance in their 4-2 home defeat by Liverpool. The Premier League match was re-arranged after fan protests 10 days ago forced a postponement and there…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Sunday (May 16), Pope Francis will celebrate a Mass in Rome for Myanmar Catholics on the Feast of the Ascension, underlining his religious and diplomatic efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the troubled Southeast Asian country. Myanmar, once known as Burma, spiraled into violence…

Dozens dead amid tensions between Israelis and Palestinians Jerusalem contains sites sacred to Judaism, Islam and Christianity Topic |   Middle East E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 11:15am, 13 May, 2021 Updated: 3:03pm, 13 May, 2021 Read More

A demonstrator at a barricade blocking a street during a protest against the government in Cali, Colombia, on May 10, 2021. Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images. CALI, Colombia - For days, residents of the city of Cali in Colombia begged protesters to lift road blockades that had cut…

Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in healthcare and education systems, in Bogota, Colombia, May 9, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez The reported death toll from nearly two weeks of anti-government protests in Colombia rose past 40 on Tuesday, a day ahead…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has called on fans to avoid further violent protests ahead of Thursday's rescheduled Premier League home game against Liverpool. The match, originally scheduled for May 2, was called off after United fans protesting against the club's American owners, the Glazer family, stormed into the…

WASHINGTON — Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The square, which offers perhaps the best view…

Last August, Missouri voters made themselves perfectly clear when they voted to expand the state’s Medicaid program, passing a ballot measure with 53 percent of the vote. It was just the latest in a series of recent victorious expansion campaigns in red-leaning states, including Maine, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Utah, aimed…

Manchester United fans protest against their owners before the Manchester United versus Liverpool Premier League match on Sunday. PHOTO: reuters Manchester United's US owners are continuing to see fallout from a botched plan for a new European Super League, losing a kit sponsorship deal valued at 200 million pounds (almost…